Author Archives: Karen

Un-Settling Occupation – Opening a Conversation

It’s long been my thought that until this nation learns to tell the truth about ourselves, our founding, our history and our current events, we will remain unable to move forward.  Some of us believe that the truth must be … Continue reading

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Lynn Samuels 1942-2011

I can’t believe that Lynn Samuels is gone. I have memories of listening to her on WBAI back in the late 1970s/early 1980s in my first apartment.  Back then I was in my early 20s and I rarely had a … Continue reading

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Wim Wenders’ Pina in 3D

Wim Wenders’ Pina in 3D BAM Rose Cinema Official Film Trailer Leonard Lopate Interviews Wim Wenders . Wim Wenders’ film Pina in 3D is a beautiful love letter to Pina Bausch from himself and her dancers.  It’s one of the … Continue reading

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Mid-Pointe Choreographers Festival

Mid-Pointe Choreographers Showcase Saturday, October 22, 2011 Merce Cunningham Studio Theater All Photos by Rachel Neville Beauty. Emotion. Artistry. Drama. Humor. Bravura. Musicality. It is all there for the choreographers and dancers of the Mid-Pointe Project Choreographers Showcase, featuring works … Continue reading

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Sounds of Sokolow – Odes

Sounds of Sokolow – Odes Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble November 13, 2011 Merce Cunningham Studio All photos by Meems Though I’d spent years reading about Anna Sokolow, and I’d developed quite a soft spot in my heart for her words and … Continue reading

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2011 Favorites

Favorite Experiences: My Sunday visits to Zuccotti Park during the weeks that it was held by Occupy Wall Street/Decolonize Wall Street.  It’s the first time in my life that I ever stood among an assembly of people who were informed, … Continue reading

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